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	セラミック岩相学	Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis
分野	考古学	考古学
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	1976	1992
提唱者	Peter Stimmung	Michael Glascock
種類	Clay and temper sourcing	Trace element sourcing
原典	Quinn, P. S. (2013). Ceramic Petrology: The Interpretation of Ceramic Artifacts in Archaeological Science. Archaeopress.	Glascock, M. D. (1992). Characterization of archaeological ceramics at MURR. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 168(2), 217-228.
別名	ceramic thin section analysis, pottery petrography	INAA, neutron activation analysis
関連	4	3
概要	Ceramic petrography analyzes pottery through microscopic examination of thin sections cut from pottery sherds. This method determines clay sources, identifies non-plastic inclusions (temper), and reconstructs pottery production technology. Pioneered by Peter Stimmung and others, ceramic petrography reveals whether pottery was made locally or imported, and whether specific production groups or workshops created vessels with distinctive raw material recipes.	Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) measures trace element concentrations in archaeological artifacts by bombarding samples with neutrons and analyzing the resulting gamma-ray emissions. Developed as a systematic archaeological method by Michael Glascock and colleagues, INAA provides chemical fingerprints of ceramics, obsidian, and other materials that reveal sourcing and provenance. The method is non-destructive, highly sensitive, and capable of detecting 30+ elements simultaneously.